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CibbuanoKey Crows in doubt
April 10th 2009 04:43
SEVERAL key Adelaide players are in some doubt for Sunday's clash against Fremantle at Subiaco Oval after a number of mishaps at the team's main training session at AAMI Stadium on Thursday.
Key forward Kurt Tippett and promising youngster Patrick Dangerfield took hits to the head while full-back Ben Rutten complained of a tight abductor.
Scott Stevens, who was a late withdrawal from the side that lost to St Kilda in round two with hamstring soreness, trained well but will be monitored.
Adelaide coach Neil Craig said he is confident all four will play against the Dockers but refused to declare Tippett a certain starter.
"He came back on and trained pretty well but then just started to get a bit of a headache and I think he'll be fine but that will be tomorrow morning before we make a decision on that," Craig said.
"Hopefully he will be because I thought he was on the improve in the way he is playing."
Meanwhile, Nathan Bock trained with the Crows for the first time on Thursday after being suspended indefinitely by the club following an alleged assault on his girlfriend.
Craig said Bock is mentally unfit to play and needed to sort out his life first.
"We need to see as a football club and I, as a senior coach, that Nathan is committed to (counselling and rehabilitation) and not paying lip service to it," Craig said.
"If he pays lip service to it, he won't play for a long period of time at our football club."
Key forward Kurt Tippett and promising youngster Patrick Dangerfield took hits to the head while full-back Ben Rutten complained of a tight abductor.
Scott Stevens, who was a late withdrawal from the side that lost to St Kilda in round two with hamstring soreness, trained well but will be monitored.
Adelaide coach Neil Craig said he is confident all four will play against the Dockers but refused to declare Tippett a certain starter.
"He came back on and trained pretty well but then just started to get a bit of a headache and I think he'll be fine but that will be tomorrow morning before we make a decision on that," Craig said.
"Hopefully he will be because I thought he was on the improve in the way he is playing."
Meanwhile, Nathan Bock trained with the Crows for the first time on Thursday after being suspended indefinitely by the club following an alleged assault on his girlfriend.
Craig said Bock is mentally unfit to play and needed to sort out his life first.
"We need to see as a football club and I, as a senior coach, that Nathan is committed to (counselling and rehabilitation) and not paying lip service to it," Craig said.
"If he pays lip service to it, he won't play for a long period of time at our football club."
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